September 6, 2024 – You can tell it\u2019s election season, the voters of California are
\nseeing an occasional outbreak of common sense in Sacramento.<\/p>\n
Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, no doubt fearing voter backlash at the polls in
\nNovember, vetoed the infamous Assembly Bill 1840 (D-Arambula). That measure,
\nan outrageous attempt by Democrat legislators to make housing assistance funds
\navailable to undocumented immigrants, provoked ire across the state.
\nAs an expansion of the Housing Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP), the
\ngiveaway of public funds would have made up to $150,000 available for illegal
\nimmigrants who were first time home-buyers. Expanding the pool of eligible
\nrecipients would have meant less money available for veterans under the same
\nprogram.<\/p>\n
The veto came after a letter to the governor from Senate Republicans called AB
\n1840 yet another scheme in a long litany of taxpayer abuses by Democrat
\npoliticians, encouraging and rewarding illegal immigration.
\nIn addition to the veto request letter signed by all Senate Republicans, the Caucus
\nhad also exposed the reality of this bad legislation in a publicly released analysis
\nof the bill, which brought widespread attention to the measure.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch good news! Governor Newsom listened to our calls and rightfully VETOED
\nthe bill to give illegal immigrants free home loans,\u201d said Senate Minority Leader
\nBrian W. Jones (R-San Diego). \u201cThank you, Californians, for speaking out against
\nthis insulting and unfair bill. Senate Republicans remain committed to fixing
\nCalifornia and we will not stop the fight.\u201d \u201cAttempting to expand programs during\u00a0a deficit is bad public policy,\u201d said Senate Republican Caucus Chair Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta). \u201cWe cannot afford this type
\nof reckless spending. I am grateful that the concerns of the people were heard and common sense prevailed.\u201d Newsom\u2019s veto message highlighted the adversebudget impact of the measure.<\/p>\n
With a $68 billion state budget deficit, our democratic system, Californians, and
\nthe governor made the right choice. The only way to guarantee that common
\nsense continues, however, is to vote for more common-sense Republicans in
\nNovember 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
September 6, 2024 – You can tell it\u2019s election season, the voters of California are seeing an occasional outbreak of common sense in Sacramento. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, no doubt fearing voter backlash at the polls in November, vetoed the infamous Assembly Bill 1840 (D-Arambula). That measure, an outrageous attempt by Democrat legislators to make…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n